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in oakland, people turned in 300 guns. that included a machine gun and military-style assault rifle. organizers had to reschedule 80 waiting cars because it got dark. in san francisco, they ran out of cash after buying back 125 guns. noel walker tells us many had the recent events in connecticut on their minds when they handed over the firearms. >> reporter: guns on every corner and in every trunk. and no one got arrested for it. in fact, they got cash. >> cold hard cash. >> what did you turn in to get that? >> my mother's .22 pistol. >> reporter: in a first of its kind gun buy-back, oakland and san francisco police department paired with youth uprising and a private donor to offer cash for guns. no names, no questions asked, just $200 a gun. >> thank you very much. >> what inspired me is the incident that took place in connecticut as well as my own son was murdered. i just want to help out. >> reporter: the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut, happened less than 24 hours before people started lining up in oakland today
in oakland, people turned in 300 guns. that included a machine gun and military-style assault rifle. organizers had to reschedule 80 waiting cars because it got dark. in san francisco, they ran out of cash after buying back 125 guns. noel walker tells us many had the recent events in connecticut on their minds when they handed over the firearms. >> reporter: guns on every corner and in every trunk. and no one got arrested for it. in fact, they got cash. >> cold hard cash. >>...
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Dec 13, 2012
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a project to beautify oakland. it's located off of 880, an area where violence is common. >> it was a dream for me to buy property for my children. my children's father was murdered. this really hits home for me. >> reporter: she and others tell me when they bought their homes, the developer provided safety measure. >> it was a constant security presence around. when we were moving in, we would see him walk by. wave at him. >> since they left, the crime keeps coming in, more and more. everything from breakins to hit and runs. >> reporter: neighbors have created this memorial for quinn jun sun, family members tell me he was a very hard working man. he also drove a bus full time for stanford university. amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> an event tonight in oakland, honoring those who have lost loves ones to gun violence. the goal is to help others heal. >> you don't have to suffer in silence. we're here to help you. i understand what it feels like. i know what it means to lose a child. >> lorraine taylor lost her
a project to beautify oakland. it's located off of 880, an area where violence is common. >> it was a dream for me to buy property for my children. my children's father was murdered. this really hits home for me. >> reporter: she and others tell me when they bought their homes, the developer provided safety measure. >> it was a constant security presence around. when we were moving in, we would see him walk by. wave at him. >> since they left, the crime keeps coming in,...
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Dec 9, 2012
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jade hernandez. >>> oakland police are searching for two other gunmen involve in a homicide in east oakland. they found two men shot just before midnight one of them died at scene. the other is in stable condition with multiple gunshot wounds. >>> an oakland man is in custody on suspicion of homicide after police say he shot and killed his girlfriend on their daughter's birthday. officers went to a home long fellow avenue near 103 last night and police say 32 jokay ellis was killed. the two children in the home were not hurt. police say 31-year-old christopher carter turned himself in. >>> pleasant hills police arrested arrested two teenagers who soviet a pipe-bomb. officers detonated a second pipe-bomb after tracking down the teens of they say the teens blewp a mailbox. a witness saw a read chevy blazer leaving the area. officers later found the blazer and the teens with a second unexploded pipe-bomb. >> this was a second pipe-bomb and like i said, the mailbox was completely destroyed and anybody had been close to it they certainly would have been injured and possibly killed. >> the office
jade hernandez. >>> oakland police are searching for two other gunmen involve in a homicide in east oakland. they found two men shot just before midnight one of them died at scene. the other is in stable condition with multiple gunshot wounds. >>> an oakland man is in custody on suspicion of homicide after police say he shot and killed his girlfriend on their daughter's birthday. officers went to a home long fellow avenue near 103 last night and police say 32 jokay ellis was...
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oakland and san jose airports did not report any problems but a spokeswoman says a night was diverted and landed in san jose instead. >>> powerful winds knocked over a big rig on the bridge. the highway patrol says it was traveling east when it overturned about pheutd midspap. the driver climbed out and was not hurt. the camera is jiggling around because it is windy out there. they chosed chose -- closed the road to big rigs. >>> the power was knocked out not once but twice at the same house. the first tree fell this morning and 90 minutes after the crews cleaned up that mess, a second tree fell downtaking down lines. they worked through the day to cheer the debris and restore electricity. >>> and the storm forced classes in the north bay to be canceled. the principal says there was significant flooding to several classrooms and the library. and much of the campus is covered in mud. they have not decided when classes will resume. >>> coming up later at 10:30. how the south bay faired during the rains and at 10:35, mark tamayo will be back when more rain is expected here in the bay are
oakland and san jose airports did not report any problems but a spokeswoman says a night was diverted and landed in san jose instead. >>> powerful winds knocked over a big rig on the bridge. the highway patrol says it was traveling east when it overturned about pheutd midspap. the driver climbed out and was not hurt. the camera is jiggling around because it is windy out there. they chosed chose -- closed the road to big rigs. >>> the power was knocked out not once but twice at...
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a break in the rain for one of the oakland's favorite holiday traditions. we'll bring you the sights and sounds. . >>> you are storm watch coverage continues, heavy rainfall to the north of the bay area. that will be moving in overnight. while you you are sleeping that will be the source of extreme, extreme rainfall rates. like now as you can see the coverage out, there the heaviest rain towards humboldt county around mendocino county and one of the spotter reports already reporting debris flow towards mendocino county at 7:33 this evening. a little bit closer to home, the overall weather pattern and some lingering rain showers as you can see. scattered about the region, nothing too major, but still showers to the fremont, around the livermore region and towards the santa cruz mountains, around highway 17, showing you activities towards scott valley. around fairfield and parts solano county, the darker shades of green, persistent rainfall and approaching lake counties still some rainfall getting its act together right now. that will be increasing dramatical
a break in the rain for one of the oakland's favorite holiday traditions. we'll bring you the sights and sounds. . >>> you are storm watch coverage continues, heavy rainfall to the north of the bay area. that will be moving in overnight. while you you are sleeping that will be the source of extreme, extreme rainfall rates. like now as you can see the coverage out, there the heaviest rain towards humboldt county around mendocino county and one of the spotter reports already reporting...